---------------------------------------------------------------------- Song: The Rose Artist: Midler, Bette ---------------------------------------------------------------------- By: Steve Smigiel I’ll give you what you need to do the song, including all the words. I chorded this for a guy to sing and with open chords for an acoustic guitar. It starts out sparse and quiet, then builds to a dramatic conclusion. Print and play! Tuning is E A D G B E Chords used are: E B A Abm Chord shapes: E B A Abm e|--0----0----0-----4----| B|--0----0----0-----4----| G|--9----8----6-----4----| D|--9----9----7-----6----| A|--7----9----7-----6----| E|--0----7----5-----4----| E B Some say love, it is a river, A B E That drowns the tender reed E B Some say love, it is a razor, A B E That leaves your soul to bleed Abm A Some say love it is a hunger, B An endless aching need E B I say love it is a flower and A B E You its only seed E B It's the heart afraid of breaking A B E That never learns to dance E B It's the dream afraid of waking A B E That never takes a chance Abm A It's the one, who won't be taken B Who cannot seem to give E B And the soul afraid of dying A B E That never learns to live E B When the night has been too lonely A B E And the road has been too long E B And you find that love is only A B E For the lucky and the strong Abm A Just remember in the winter B Far beneath the bitter snow E B Lies the seed that with the sun's love, A B E In the spring becomes the rose It’s a beautiful song, enjoy. Peace Steven